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Old 08-21-2018, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Earl
It seems -- by popular impression at least -- that during that '74-'76 timeframe, rocketry was slowing down somewhat sales-wise (Apollo was basically over), yet rocketry flight numbers (and hence motor usage) DOUBLED from '74 to '76?

That always seemed a bit strange to me. But then again, maybe the retail distribution sales of model rockets had increased a great deal during that time frame (compared to maybe primarily mail order sales in earlier years) to account for that dramatic jump. Not sure.


That's the only explanation I can think of. In '76 my participation in the hobby was down to a couple of Saturdays a year. I did attend a wedding in Charlotte, NC and during some spare time stopped by a mall that had a hobby store that had a big supply of Estes stuff, and Lenox Square here in Atlanta had a nicely stocked hobby shop, but other than that I didn't see a whole lot of retail. Maybe it was just spread out further. By 1980 you could find Estes stuff in craft stores, so that could account for a lot of inventory. In 1981 Mary Roberts was sending me to all sorts of craft stores in rural GA to deliver display models and sometime give demo launches. Ladies doing decoupage and batik and ceramics had to deal with this long haired guy bringing rockets!
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